Jonathan Turley on the Trump-Russia Collusion 'Hoax' and Durham Report

The Russia Collusion Narrative

• 🎯 The investigation into 'Russiagate' is being re-examined, with Senator Lindsey Graham calling for an investigation into the alleged Russia collusion hoax.
• 💡 Professor Jonathan Turley states that newly declassified CIA information undermines testimony from figures like John Brennan and supports the idea of a real Russian conspiracy.
• 📌 This conspiracy allegedly began when John Brennan informed President Obama that Hillary Clinton planned to fabricate a Russian collusion claim to target Trump.

Durham Report and Declassification

• 🔍 Turley explains that the recently declassified report and upcoming information from Director Ratcliffe are hard to rebut for Democrats and the media.
• 📄 The release of the classified annex of the Durham report is called for to reveal communications between intelligence officials like Brennan, Clapper, and Comey.
• 🚀 The current administration is noted for its unprecedented transparency in declassifying materials, which Turley believes is historically important.

Political Impact and Legal Avenues

• 📈 The creation of the collusion narrative is described as potentially the single most impressive political hit job in history, involving Congress, the administration, and the media.
• ⚖️ Regarding statutes of limitations, Turley suggests that conspiracy charges can be malleable and that figures involved may face historical indictment, if not legal prosecution.
• 🗣️ Turley criticizes figures like Representative Schiff for contradicting the special counsel and claiming secret information that was never produced, implying it did not exist.
• ⏳ The Russia investigation, seeded by the alleged conspiracy, consumed much of Trump's first term, but the bill for its origins is now coming due.